Game Thread: New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 2/8/2025 8:30pm [Game #52]

[rady]

(36-15) -- (34-17)



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Venue​	TV​	TIME​
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY​	ABC/ESPN+​	8:30 PM EST​

 

[Kiyaman]

Thanks for the Game Thread Rady .... Knicks on Prime Time Saturday facing the Boston Celtics .
No OG Anunoby.
NO KP
Boston's big edge are they have a better offense/defense strategic coaching-staff than the Knicks
First point scored by as slashing Tatum Dunk

 

[Kiyaman]

12-2 Celtics run to start the game.
Celtics block 4 Knicks player shots in 5 minutes
7.2 Luke Kornet vs no Knicks center?

 

[Kiyaman]

Five minute left in first quarter .. 22-9 Celtics lead

 

[jimkcchief88]

KAT looks awful his knee is bad shouldn’t be playing

 

[Kiyaman]

More Celtics domination from their 7.0 Neemias Queta in the first quarter

 

[Kiyaman]

End of First Quarter .. Knicks 19 - Celtics 30
The Celtics scored the majority of their points inside the paint.
Knicks played 51 games without a Center ???

 

[Kiyaman]

Deuce for a 3. Knicks slow getting back on defense to stop Celtics inside scoring (44-27 score).

 

[Kiyaman]

Boston got 50 points, 6 min remain in 2nd quarter

 

[Kiyaman]

NO Knicks Defense in the first half of the game, we cant defend anything 56-39 Celtics lead
3 min remain in 2nd quarter

 

[Kiyaman]

Brunson's iso slashing putting up points, but not enough to catchup
Celtics got another block, that's 5 in the first half .. 15 pt lead .. 1 min left in half

 

[Kiyaman]

Half Time .. Knicks 48 - Celtics 61

Brunson shot 11-11 from FT line for 18 pts, and 1 Dime.
The Knicks shot real bad 33% FG, 38% from 3's, plus the Celtics Defense stop Knicks from scoring inside.
Hukporti played 3 minutes, and Hart played 20 minutes. Red Flag on coach.
Knicks played 8 players in their rotation vs Celtics 9 player rotation (without KP & Holiday)
We Knicks have to do a miracle 360 turn around in our 2nd half performance in MSG for a Knicks win.

 

[Kiyaman]

Get Hart out the Game! Hart can't compete against Boston Celtics guards/forwards!
KAT need Hukporti or Precious in the lineup for defense help.
Brunson pullin out all his iso scoring move to help us knock the lead from double-digits.
68-60 Celtics on KAT dunk .. 9 min remain in 3rd qtr.

 

[Kiyaman]

Hart scores, than steal the ball .. OK now, where was that in the first half

 

[Kiyaman]

Knicks doing their best at coming back, BUTT the Celtics 7.0 Center Queta is blocking every thing we throw up
89-70 .. 2 min remain in 3rd qtr.

 

[Kiyaman]

The Celtics bench center Queta may not be a scorer, as a defensive stopper he's a BIG 10 plus
Jason Tatum scored 35 pts in 3 quarters.

 

[Kiyaman]

End of 3rd Quarter .. Knicks 76 - Celtics 96

Knicks team rebounds 23, Blocks 1
Celtics team rebound 37, Blocks 8
Josh Hart should be coming off the bench .....

 

[Kiyaman]

110-88 Celtics lead .. 7 min remain in Game
Hart just scored 2 pts for the Celtics .. Take him out the Game!

 

[Kiyaman]

The Celtics outscored us from Tip-off to Buzzer, and in each of the 4 quarters.
The Celtics BIG edge this game was having a much better offense/defense strategic coaching-staff than the Knicks.

 

[jimkcchief88]

Fell asleep but we took our perfunctory beating. KAT not healthy. No OG, Not ready yet. Oh well. Go Chiefs!